http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NHL-4/Fruit-Vegetable/Headlines.aspx2009 myprocessexpo365en-ushttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/Skins/myprocessexpo365/365/logo.pnghttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/Default.aspx Food Processing News - Fruit/VegetableThu, 08 Jan 2009 20:23:22 GMT60http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50167589/U-S-Lifting-Ban-on-Imports-of-Peruvian-Avocados.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50167589/U-S-Lifting-Ban-on-Imports-of-Peruvian-Avocados.aspxOn Wednesday, more than eight years after Peru's request, the USDA formally proposed admitting Hass avocados from Peru.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50167591/Calavo-Growers-Sees-Record-Fourth-Quarter-Growth.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50167591/Calavo-Growers-Sees-Record-Fourth-Quarter-Growth.aspxThe leading avocado marketer saw net income increase to $4.0 million for the three months ended October 31.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50167592/Targeted-Growth-Licenses-Herbicide-Tolerant-Wheat-From-Arcadia.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50167592/Targeted-Growth-Licenses-Herbicide-Tolerant-Wheat-From-Arcadia.aspxThe exclusive worldwide agreement calls for an upfront payment to Arcadia Biosciences, as well as milestone payments and a share of commercial sales.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166799/2009-Could-Be-Tough-for-Ethanol.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166799/2009-Could-Be-Tough-for-Ethanol.aspxA number of ethanol plants--in Illinois and 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efficient.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166033/Kansas-Farm-Prices-Index-Continue-to-Fall.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166033/Kansas-Farm-Prices-Index-Continue-to-Fall.aspxThe price index for all farm products produced in the state in December was down 13 percent from November and dropped 25 percent from December 2007.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166034/California-Avocados-Poised-for-a-Lean-Year.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166034/California-Avocados-Poised-for-a-Lean-Year.aspxThe state's avocado farmers expect the 2009 crop to be the smallest since a freeze decimated 1990's fruit, a growers' association said.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166042/Calif-Crop-Helped-by-Cooperative-Weather.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166042/Calif-Crop-Helped-by-Cooperative-Weather.aspxIt looks as though the cooler weather and early rains this winter have been good for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is a good navel orange crop.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166043/South-Texas-Onion-Acreage-Slips.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166043/South-Texas-Onion-Acreage-Slips.aspxThe latest report shows total acreage at 10,160, down from 10,979 compared to last year, but that could change.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166044/Fertilizer-Prices-Falling-But-Few-Are-Buying.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50166044/Fertilizer-Prices-Falling-But-Few-Are-Buying.aspxLeading manufacturer Mosaic expects the situation to get worse before it gets better.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50165190/Irish-Potato-Crop-at-Risk-From-Superbug-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50165190/Irish-Potato-Crop-at-Risk-From-Superbug-.aspxThe country's annual crop is still at risk from a 19th Century famine-style blight after a new strain of the fungal disease arrived in Ireland.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50165191/U-S-Researchers-Focus-on-Bringing-Missing-Bees-Back.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50165191/U-S-Researchers-Focus-on-Bringing-Missing-Bees-Back.aspxScientists are trying to solve a mystery critical to the future of American agriculture.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50165217/SK-Foods-Facing-More-Legal-Woes.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50165217/SK-Foods-Facing-More-Legal-Woes.aspxThe Monterey, Calif. produce firm has been named in a class-action lawsuit in which is accused of engaging in a scheme to fix prices in the $1 billion-a-year processed-tomato market.http://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50165243/Editorial-Can-Vilsack-Help-Bring-the-Right-Changes-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://myprocessexpo365.packexpo.com/NST-4-50165243/Editorial-Can-Vilsack-Help-Bring-the-Right-Changes-.aspxFormer Iowa Gov. 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